Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Connected Globe News Weekly – Week of August 31, 2014

Welcome to Connected Globe News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices. I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article. I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.Also read Field Mobility News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Commerce News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Cyber Security News WeeklyAlso read Mobile Health News WeeklyAlso read Mobility News WeeklyLooking for an enterprise mobility solution? Read the Mobile Solution Directory Here!Machine-to-Machine adoption has increased by more than 80 percent globally in the last year and it is projected more than half of companies in the Americas will implement M2M by 2016, according to a report from Vodafone. Read Original ContentNearly 80 percent of consumers have privacy concerns with wearables and IoT devices, according to a study conducted by Acquity Group, part of Accenture Interactive. Read Original ContentThe number of mobile network connections for machine-to-machine communication will increase by 21 percent in 2014. This would bring the total to 213.9 million by the end of the year, according to a new research report from analysts Berg Insight. Read Original ContentThe cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications can actually meet or exceed the original cost and time to implement those systems. In their new report, “StarMobile Transforms Enterprise Apps into Mobile Apps”, 451 Research details the advantages of StarMobile’s app development tool and how it can drastically reduce the cost and time to mobilize enterprise applications. Download report here: http://starmobileinc.com/report-451research-starmobile-transforms-mobile-apps-into-enterprise-apps/According to Berg Insight, the proportion of machine-to-machine connections over 3G and LTE technologies will more than double in the five years to 2018, as the industry begins moving away from traditional 2G connectivity. Read Original ContentResearch and Markets estimates the number of cellular network connections worldwide used for machine-to-machine communication will grow from 176.4 million connections in 2013 at a compound annual growth rate of 22.6 percent to reach 599.7 million connections in 2019. Read Original Content

***Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and digital transformation analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.